NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hosted the Olympic-returned Indian athletes for breakfast at his residence, a day after lauding their memorable performance at the Tokyo Games from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Indian athletes returned from Tokyo with a haul of seven medals, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold in […]
NEW DELHI: Cricket will not be a casualty in the wake of drastic political change in Afghanistan, assured country’s cricket board CEO Hamid Shinwari, saying the Taliban “love” and “support” the game. Speaking to PTI from Kabul, Shinwari also assured that the members of the national team and their families are safe as the Taliban […]
LONDON: Batting coach Vikram Rathour defended the faltering Indian willow-wielders, saying lean patches are part and parcel of the game and it’s a matter of time before runs start flowing from their bats again. Rathour said the Indian batsmen are putting in the hard yards at nets in their bid to iron out flaws and […]
SRINAGAR: Indian army on Monday organised 12 km Half Marathon run, at Gulmarg in order to commemorate the spirit of the Independence Day and inspire Kashmir to run. Around 83 participants from all over Kashmir took part in the marathon t and completed the run which started from Gulmarg bowl and entwined through Gandola point, […]
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said India’s performance in the Tokyo Olympics was outstanding and the entire country is proud of the contingent. Kovind has hosted a ‘high tea’ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre for the Indian contingent that participated at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. While interacting with the Indian contingent […]
NEW DELHI: BCCI has planned to conduct the country’s premier domestic tournaments Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy in the forthcoming months. Ranji Trophy did not take place in the last season 2020-21, due to the outbreak of Covid-19. It was the first time in 87 years of history of the tournament was cancelled. […]
Discusses variety of issues concerning the game SRINAGAR: Former India player Parvez Rasool Sunday called on Advisor Farooq Khan and discussed a variety of issues concerning the game in Union Territory of J&K. Advisor Farooq Khan who is also holding the charge of Youth Services & Sports Department took keen interest in the issues brought […]
Srinagar: The district chess championships organized by All J&K Chess Association (AJKCA) under the aegis of J&K State Sports Council concluded successfully in Bandipora, Shopian and Srinagar districts. A spokesperson of AJKCA in a statement said about 40 players both boys and girls participated in district Bandipora which was held at IDPS Kaloosa from August […]
London: India opener K L Rahul has backed struggling Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to find form soon, saying both the batsmen are world-class players and experienced enough to know what it takes to return among runs. The experienced duo of Pujara and Test vice-captain Rahane have not been at their best of late, averaging […]
NEW DELHI: The world cups of shooting may not carry Olympic qualification status in the near future as the sport’s global governing body contemplates restricting the quota places to only the world championships and continental tournaments. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has been planning to introduce changes to its Olympic qualification criteria for a […]